roccoschili Chapter 841: Playing against the Raptors in the semifinals 5
Chapter 841: Playing against the Raptors in the semifinals 5
call out.
The referee's whistle sounded, and with 0.9 seconds left in the game, players from both sides stepped onto the court.
The ball is in the hands of the New York Knicks.
The person standing on the sidelines and serving the ball was DeAndre Jordan.
The referee gave the ball to him. When Jordan raised the basketball, the Knicks players on the court immediately started running.
The Toronto Raptors who were keeping an eye on them were not idle either. Every player was keeping an eye on their respective defenders, especially Zhao Feiyang, who was double-teamed directly by Kyle Lowry and Danny Green this time.
The Raptors' double-team plan was obviously expected by the Knicks. Therefore, when Zhao Feiyang encountered a double-team, Adrian Ennis and Zach LaVine quickly came up to cover Zhao Feiyang.
Not only them, Porzingis also rushed into the crowd to help Zhao Feiyang create opportunities.
However, even under the cover of others, Zhao Feiyang still failed to seize the opportunity to receive the ball. Seeing that the service time was approaching, the head coach Norman Thomas decisively called a timeout.
This was also their last timeout.
Players from both sides returned to the team bench again, and coach Thomas rearranged the final tactics. Zhao Feiyang listened silently, but seemed to suddenly think of something and moved his eyes to Raven.
"Coach, I have an idea..."
On the Raptors' bench, team coach Nick Nurse praised the players' defense.
"Well done!"
"That's it... don't give them any chance to catch the ball! Make sure you keep an eye on Zhao... There's a 90 percent chance they'll give the ball to him... ..”
call out.
The timeout ended and the referee's whistle sounded again.
Both sides took to the court for the last time.
The originally noisy Madison Square Garden Arena was silent at this time, and countless fans stood up from their seats, all of them nervously watching the picture on the big screen.
At this moment, whatever the players do on the field can affect their hearts.
The referee picked up the basketball and patted it, ready to give the ball to the Knicks players at any time.
This time the person serving the ball has also changed, from Jordan to LaVine.
Although the Raptors were also confused as to why they replaced LaVine to serve, their players still followed Zhao Feiyang's previous arrangement and prepared to double-team.
Snapped.
The referee gave the ball to LaVine.
The serve timer starts.
Jordan and Porzingis seemed to have made an agreement and rushed out the moment LaVine caught the basketball. They ran across the screen and rushed to Zhao Feiyang in the chaos.
With the help of the two people's cover, Zhao Feiyang got rid of Lowry and Green in an instant. He didn't run towards the outside, but rushed towards the basket area under everyone's astonished eyes.
LaVine took action.
Snapped.
A long pass was thrown directly to the left side of the basket. Zhao Feiyang jumped high and caught the ball when the basketball fell to the point of descent for a dunk.
boom.
The ball went in.
beep.
The timer tone for the end of the game also sounded subsequently.
The fans at the scene were stunned for less than a second, and then they all cheered wildly, celebrating the Knicks' last-minute buzzer beater.
123:122.
The winning goal in 0.9 seconds!
Knicks players cheered and celebrated together, hugging and high-fiving each other on and off the court.
The Raptors were obviously helpless. Neither Kawhi Leonard nor Kyle Lowry expected this result! At this time, they were still in a state of being unable to accept the reality. They stood there in a daze and didn't know what to do.
The only one who was awake was Raptors head coach Nurse. After Zhao Feiyang ended the battle with this dunk, he said nothing and walked straight towards the referee and the technical table.
"I asked to see the video replay."
Coach Nurse made his request.
Of course the referee and the technical desk couldn't refuse.
So, after the fans celebrated the victory for a moment, the scene was temporarily plunged into doubt. Seeing Coach Nurse's every move on the technical stage, even if the fans couldn't hear what he said, they knew he was definitely questioning the final result.
The live video was quickly played back on the big screen.
When it was replayed for the first time, it seemed that the time of Zhao Feiyang's dunk was not so clear. So the technical station played it back for the second time. This time it was played back completely frame by frame, and it was even played back several times in key places.
After this wave of operations, Knicks fans quickly became excited.
Through the slow-motion replay on the spot, everyone saw that the game time was not over when Zhao Feiyang dunked, so there was no problem with his buzzer-beater according to the rules.
The referee also announced the result quickly.
"The Knicks win!"
When he learned of the result, Coach Nurse had no intention of protesting. He still looked so calm, and before leaving the court, he took the initiative to say hello to Coach Thomas and others.
After doing all this, the Raptors players left one after another.
After they walked out of the tunnel, the entire Knicks team began to really celebrate.
"Kill!"
"Kill!"
"Kill!"
The players cheered.
In the Knicks' team bench, Howard, who was covered in sweat, was sitting there replenishing water. Sitting next to him was DeMarcus Cousins, who was wiping sweat.
Just before Zhao Feiyang threw the last ball, Howard expressed to Cousins next to him that he firmly believed that Zhao Feiyang would definitely be able to throw the winning ball! The result was just as he expected, and Cousins looked at him with curiosity!
"How do you know he can definitely get in?"
Cousins asked.
"DeMarcus, you don't understand how good this guy Zhao is! Don't look at his age, but I think he is in the same state as a 25 or 6-year-old young player... .”
"I played with him for one season in the Timberwolves. To be honest, I didn't believe him at first! Like you, I thought he was just a Chinese player, no matter how good he was, how good could he be... ..until we win the championship in seven games against the Warriors..."
"You won't understand it until you go through it! Me, Adrian and Zach, why did we have to come to the Knicks? Just to play with Zhao! We believe in him, and this trust goes hand in hand. Typed in those days..."
"It's not that I haven't worked with great stars, such as Kobe Bryant, James Harden... They are all very strong, but they are different from Zhao... Zhao is the only one who The teammate I am willing to surrender to... No, he is not only a teammate, he is also a very good friend... He is willing to help others, he cares about his teammates and never puts on the airs of a star... ."
"If I want to bring my career to a perfect end, then I will definitely follow this guy to the death..."